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Well I opened up my MassDrop box and they are pretty. The cups are not perfect, a few blemishes and a little wood imperfection. I think they just add character so I am not going to worry about that.
So I warm up my WA7, it has the SOVTEC tubes in it right now. I find they are more musical with the HE560 than the EH gold pins. While they are warming up I try them out of my iPhone, I heard they were easy to power so why not. Not bad, but the tubes should be warm by now.
I plug in the head phones and start playing Rebecca Pidgeon's Spanish Harlem. The bass comes in and its bloated and muddy!! And this is an acoustic stand up bass. Oh no.. I play a few other songs across different genres and I am pretty disappointed. My ears are used to my HE560's that take everything you throw at them and are never more than honest with the music. Everything is incoherent and muddy. Time to test some serious bass so here comes Techmaster P.E.B. with Bassgasm. Okay these cans have some seriously strong bass, but its not good bass. Everything sounds jumbled. I try my iPhone again and its def better than the WA7. I read that tubes might not be that great with these cans, but this bad? while on my iPhone they are good but not much above average. I try the voltage setting on the WA7, not much change.
Then I remember that I had the monoprice adapter and the WA7 has a dedicated IEM input. I plug them into that and its a whole new ballgame. Everything is tighter and more coherent. I have to turn the amp up much higher for the same volume but wow, these are sounding seriously nice. The bass is tight and deep. It slams with dance music. Totally different sport than my HE560's so I don't feel there is any reason to compare them directly since they compliment each other so perfectly. The highs are a little recessed it seems, so lets play with the voltage switch... Ok, so I have never heard a difference when flipping that switch before. I was starting to think it was just decorative. I happen to be listening to a Jazz drum solo at the time, and when that switch snapped into place, the sparkle of the high hats and cymbals jumped up into this wonderful place. Just WOW!
I plugged in my Schitt Modi stack and gave them a whirl on there as well. They are amazing, but I have to give it to the WA7 through the IEM jack with the voltage switch set to high. Just amazing out of that set up. I have to keep switching back and forth between the 1/4 inch and the IEM output just to make sure that I am not fooling myself. When I am plugged into the IEM jack I keep switching between low and high voltage as well. Def not in my head.
I have never heard any of the Dennon's or the older brothers to these, the TH-600 and 800, so I cannot comment on how they compare. I just know that I am more than happy with these right now and that IEM output on my WA7 is finally getting used, so there is that. Worth 400 dollars? Absolutely. They are just so much fun.
EDIT: seems the WA7 has about 22 ohms output impedance on the 1/8" jack. Still high compared to what you want but at least you got over a 1:1 ratio (barely). lol
http://kenrockwell.com/audio/woo/wa7.htm#z
As an aside -- I've owned the D2000s with the wooden 7000 cups and simple Lawton mod, but truly these TH-X00s sound much better to my ears. I wish I was more of an audiophile so I could describe more accurately...but out of the box the mids are clearer, the bass is still lovely (maybe not quite as impactful?), and the treble is just right without fatiguing my treble-sensitive ears. Overall these headphones are just right for home listening. My music tastes are generally rock/indie rock/classic rock/folk/acoustic/country. I was worried about the pads and their shape, but they are perfectly comfortable and fit just fine for my normal/medium ears.